Twine-holder.



R. 0. CLARK. TWINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6, 1911.

1,049,672. Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 6, 1911.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

Serial No. 619,379.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT (J. CLARK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Ralston, in the county ofPawnee, State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Twine-Holders; and I do herebydeclare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to twine racks and particularly to that typewhich is adapted to be supported above a counter or the like.

The invention has for its object to construct a device of thischaracter, which will automatically draw the end of the twine upwardlyand away from the counter so thatthe same will not become tangled, butwill be at all times in convenient reach for use.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side view showing the same supported on aportion of a shelf. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a detailedperspective view of the weight.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a portion of a shelfand to which the rack proper is adapted to be hingedly connected. Therack proper consists of a horizontal upper bar 2 and a horizontal lowerbar 3, the upper bar 2 being formed of greater length than the lowerbar. The bars 2 and 3 are held in spaced relation by vertical uprights4. It will be noted that the inner end of theh'orizontal bar 2 projectsslightly beyond the inner vertical upright 4: and that the lowerhorizontal bar 3 projects at both ends slightly beyond the ends of thehorizontal bars 2 and 3.

outer vertical upright 4: is formed an opening 7, said opening being inalinement with the eye of the guide 6 so that twine passing through theeye .6 may bethreaded through the opening 7 and from thence through alongitudinal opening 8 formed in the weight 9. The weight 9 is providedwith a vertical opening 10 and is thereby adapted for vertical movementon a tie rod 11 preferably formed from metal. It will be noted that thetie rod 11 has its lower end secured in the outwardly projecting end ofthe bar 3 and its upper end secured in the upper bar 2, thereby not onlyconstituting a guide for the weight but also acting as a tie or brace toadd rigidity to the rack proper.

Secured upon the under side of the outward extension of theupperhorizontal bar 2 are a plurality of guide eyes 12, and through which thetwine is threaded and guided to the extreme outer end of said bar, andwhere the same will hang in a convenient position for use.

From this construction it will be seen that when a bundle or the like isbeing tied and a sufficient amount of twine has been unwound from thecone or ball the weight will assume aposition as shown in dotted linesof Fig. 1, and as soon as the bundle or the like has been tied theweight will assume the position as shown in full lines of Fig. 1,thereby pulling the twine through certain of the guide eyes and awayfrom the connected to the lower horizontal bars in spaced relation toits front end to form a consequent support, of a guide rod disposed inadvance of the front bars and having its ends respectively connected tothe guide arm and support, a twine receiving spindle centrally supportedon the lower horizontal bar, a twine guide secured to the upperhorizontal arm directly above the spindle, In testimony whereoit' Iaffix Iny signasaid front arm being formed adjacent its ture, inpresence of two witnesses. upper end with a twine receiving aperture,

a weight slidable 0n the guide rod and ROBERT CLARK formed with atransverse twine receiving Witnesses:

opening, and a plurality of spaced twine V J. T. LEAoH,

guides depending from the guide arm. W. O. DILDINE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

